Slowing Down |
Monday Jul 06 2009
The July 4th long weekend is coming to a close, but we don't have to limit our enjoyment of life to these hours when we have 'time off' work. Steve Goldberg over at Upside to the Downturn published the following poem, a timely reminder to savor life as it happens.
Slow Dance
By David L. Weatherford
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.
Do you run through each day on the fly,
when you ask, “How are you?”, do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed,
with the next hundred chores running through your head?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.
Ever told your child, we’ll do it tomorrow,
and in your haste, not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch, let a friendship die,
’cause you never had time to call and say hi?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere,
you miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
it’s like an unopened gift thrown away.
Life isn’t a race, so take it slower,
hear the music before your song is over.
Written by eldering at Health
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Came to visit your site. It was lovely to see that you passed the poem on from our "Starting Your Week on the Upside" post this week about "Taking Pause". Hope others in your community enjoy the message and take some quiet time for reflection this week.
Best wishes and appreciation for the work you do at Serene Ambition.
Steve
Posted by Steve Goldberg on July 08, 2009 at 02:01 AM EDT #